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Below are all the recent Outdoor Oklahoma Journals along with a search option to find a journal related to your subject of interest.
Modern Trapping: An Important Conservation Tool
Regulated wildlife trapping carries out essential roles in modern society by helping to keep animal populations at healthy levels while meeting societal needs. Understanding how regulated trapping works reveals its true value and clears up several common misunderstandings.
Get BearWise: Camp Lessons from OKC Zoo Bears
In September, Woody and Maynard, two American black bears at the Oklahoma City Zoo, demonstrated how quickly they could find food in an imitation campsite and offered a valuable lesson for coexisting with wildlife. When visiting or living in bear country, anything that might tempt a bear — from pet food or this week’s trash to a full-blown picnic — should be properly stored at campsites and other outdoor spaces.
ODWC's Private Lands Program - We're Here to Help
Owning your own property for hunting is something wonderful, but sometimes simply having a place doesn’t mean the hunting opportunities abound. Oftentimes, a helping hand is needed in getting a piece of land to reach its full wildlife-related potential.
Guided Youth Hunts Open the Doors to Waterfowl Hunting
The ODWC guided youth waterfowl hunt program helps young hunters and their families discover a lifelong passion while making waterfowl hunting more accessible for beginners.
Youth Deer Gun Season Tips: A Guide for Youth & Parents
The full scoop on how to "go out and do" the youth deer gun season for kids and adult mentors.
Shooting Range Work Advances at Full Bore
ODWC is working to ensure hunters, along with recreational and competitive shooters, have safe, accessible places to enhance their skills through new shooting range construction and extensive renovations on Wildlife Management Areas.
Oklahoma Nonresident Hunters Must Obtain Deer Licenses in Advance
As part of an effort to discourage unlicensed deer hunting in Oklahoma, nonresident deer hunters will need to plan ahead.
Enhancing the Habitat in your Pond
Improve your Oklahoma farm pond with simple, low-cost habitat enhancements. Learn how to add fish cover, spawning areas, gravel beds and more.
OLAP: More Access, More Opportunity
As you plan your dove hunts, scouting for deer season or getting ready to chase quail this fall, don’t forget about OLAP!
Behind the Badge
Discover how ODWC’s Wildlife Investigations Team tackles complex wildlife crimes, from license fraud and trafficking to multistate investigations.